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niggardly in Spanish

niggardly in Spanish is malicioso — niggardly means mean and unwilling to give or spend generously.

niggardly in Spanish

malicioso
adj
Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.

What does "niggardly" mean?

  1. adj Mean and unwilling to give or spend generously.
    "This manifests itself in an implacable tendency to provide an opulent supply of some things and a niggardly yield of others."
  2. adj (cricket) Describing a bowler who lets batters score very few runs.
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niggardly in a sentence

  • This manifests itself in an implacable tendency to provide an opulent supply of some things and a niggardly yield of others.
  • They were not niggardly, these tramps, and he who had money did not hesitate to share it among the rest.

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What is "niggardly" in Spanish?
"niggardly" in Spanish is malicioso. niggardly means: Mean and unwilling to give or spend generously.
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